Trotsky´s Blog

Mar 21, 2011

I guess most of you have heard of Casey Haynes by now, the guy that smacked his bully to the ground. He gets a lot of attention right now and i doubt thats good for him. I think it might backfire on him. I just read this article:

"A CHILD health expert has attacked a schoolboy's interview on national TV, saying he is likely to be bullied further because of the increased attention of his case.
Schoolboy Casey Haynes says years of torment led him to snap.
Casey Heynes, 16, says he suffered severe bullying most days at his Sydney school, Chifley College, with the abuse including being slapped, teased, and even taped to a pole.
The teenager became an internet sensation after footage of him fighting against a bully went viral last week.
"Everything just built up for three years and anger came out," he told A Current Affair.
"I wasn't really thinking. I was just like,'Yay. Finally it's over'."
Hundreds of Herald Sun readers have rallied to the support of the boy's actions, many posting comments on our website.

But speaking on 2UE radio today, adolescent psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg said the increased focus on his case was likely to trigger even more victimisation.
Casey was still a minor and didn’t have the maturity to understand the impact of his appearance on TV.
:The chances of retailiation is now increased, and … it’s sending the wrong message around retaliation," Dr Carr-Gregg said." (source: Herald Sun; read full article here)

I just finished it and i actually liked it a lot. I think it lacks a bit, story-wise, but the atmosphere is good as usual and there are a lot (and i mean A LOT) sidemissions to do that are well designed. The plattforming sequences are a bit improved in this one and dont feel as boring and forced as in AC 2. But, like i said, the story feels kinda emotionless and the ending is just horrible, but i dont want to spoiler anything here...

Overall a good game, but not as good as AC 2 in my opinion, and even though the side missions are well-designed, they dont really motivated me to finish them all after playing through the main story, which is really short compared to AC 1 & 2.